Waiting/Attendre

French
Attendre
Attendre n'est pas facile,
mais plusieurs fois il faut attendre.
Parfois j'attends patiemment,
d'autres fois j'attends anxiuesement.
Mais quoi que je fasse, je dois encore attendre.
Alors j'essaie de m'amuser en attendant
parce que de cette façon il ne semble pas attendre du tout et bientôt le temps passe.
Ce qui est toujours une bonne chose n'est-ce pas?
Bravo de profiter de l'attente!

English

Waiting
Waiting is not easy,
but many times it is necessary to wait.
Sometimes I wait patiently,
other times I wait anxiously.
But whatever I do, I still have to wait.
So I try to enjoy myself while waiting,
because that way it does not seem like waiting at all and the time soon passes.
Which is always a good thing, not so?
Cheers to enjoying waiting!

Angela Azumah Alu, 23/06/2019
Corpus Christi Sunday

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La nuit/The night

French

La nuit
Pendant la nuit, le soleil ne brille pas.
C'est la lune qui brille.
Dans la nuit, j'ai peur.
La nuit et moi ne sommes pas des amis.
Dans la nuit, je rêve du jour.
Mais dans la nuit, je dors,
je me repose et je me rajeunis.

English
The night
During the night, the sun does not shine.
It is the moon which shines.
In the night, I am afraid.
The night and I are not friends.
In the night I dream of day.
But in the night, I sleep,
I rest and I rejuvenate myself.

Angela Azumah Alu, 19/06/19

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Happy Fathers' Day

A father is an awesome gift without compare.
His love is not like that of a mother; it's different.
But it's just as deep if not deeper.
A father challenges and inspires you to be the best.

He's the one who shows you how to face the world both in word and deed.
He strengthens you in every way possible.
He makes you give off your best so that you can face this hard and difficult world.
He carries your burdens silently and is always very proud of you in his own way.

A father is an awesome gift without compare.
God bless all fathers and teach them to love as He does.

Happy Fathers' Day!

Angela Azumah Alu

15/06/2019

Here I stand

Here I stand at the cusp of a new stage,

Full of endless possibilities,

Somewhat unsure of myself,

Doubting my own potential,

Afraid that I'll fail,

But aware that standing still is suicide.

I'm excited about the possibilities.

But I wonder which way to go.

I'm afraid of what may happen.

But I know it is required that I move. 

O God, you know me better than I know myself.

Please show me which way to go.

Angela Azumah Alu, 10/06/2019

Image from: https://adage.com/article/att-adworks/stepping-future-key-trends/310570

Interruptions

So are interruptions always as they seem? I don’t think so.

Sometimes they are God’s own way of turning our lives right side up.

Kinda like Christianity.

It was said of Paul and co that “the people who have turned the world upside down have come here also”

But all they were doing was turning peoples’ lives right side up.

With God as the head; just as it should be.

So next time you encounter a seeming interruption or things don’t seem to be going as they should,

Remember it might be an opportunity for things to be turned right side up.

You never know

Peace!

Angela Azumah Alu, 8/6/2019

(dedicated to Etornam, Esinu and Sey. Thank you for the interruption)

image from: https://www.emergingrnleader.com/5-tips-to-manage-interruptions-in-your-work-day/